Problem Quotes

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our hangnails and speculating on cosmic order.

The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time. Get into a fist fight, put your mind on the strategy of the fight, and you will not feel the other fellow's punches.

You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.

Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems.

The leader is a person who has the possibility through destiny to know the people, to recognize their capacities, and to bring them to bear on the problem.

Never underestimate the size and scope of my problems.

I mean, look at us. We're all alone in my bedroom and I'm not feeling any urge to make any kinda move on you. That's a pretty big problem.

Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.

The problem with all these tired excuses for inaction is that it suggests a fundamental lack of faith in American business and American ingenuity.

Technologists practice faith too; 'Faith that problems have solutions before having the knowledge to solve them.'

Fifty percent of the game is mental and the other 50 percent is being mental. I've got that part down, no problem.

Your first problem is relying on someone else's word. Always depend on yourself. No one will work as hard for you as you will.

The problem is that Americans would like to be independent of the rest of the world ... Except the world ain't that way. Trying to be independent of the rest of the world is to commit suicide.

I've come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.

We feel like there are way too many problems in the world, and there's nothing we can do to solve them. We forget how to be compassionate and start to feel hopeless.

If you tell a child "Don't touch yourself there," they will deal with some kind of sexual problem from then on, to one degree or other.

Billionaires should never be responsible for solving problems, because they're not the government.

I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved.

The CIA has a plot...they've used before to get rid of world leaders. Only problem...is convincing Hussein...to fly to Dallas.

My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.

What a difficult thing it is to ask someone's advice on a matter without coloring his judgment by the way in which we present our problem.

It is not really our country so much is the problem, it's sort of the parasitic relationship that Canada, and France, and other countries have towards us.

Democrats have an answer to the unemployment problem. They're all running for the Presidency.

The problem is that every time people have deviated from the Disney playbook in hand-drawn animation, they've done so with staff that are nowhere near Disney-level talent or Disney-level budgets.

The problem with computers is that there is not enough Africa in them.

Positive thinkers think and talk continually about solutions, and negative thinkers continually talk and think about problems. Keep your mind solution-focuse d rather than problem- focused.

Your current situations or problems have been sent to you to teach you valuable lessons for success and happiness. What are they?

Your financial success is directly related to the size of the problem you solve for other people (solve BIG problems and you'll make BIG money).

Our problems are not with the data, itself, but arise from our interpretation of the data.

If you can't feel secure - and teach your children to feel secure - about 1-in-610,000 nightmare scenarios - the problem isn't the world. It's you.

Finally, it occurs to me that the biggest problem with our elections is that however you vote, you wind up electing a politician.

We can solve any problem by introducing an extra level of indirection.

A problem is something you have hopes of changing. Anything else is a fact of life.

Our problem with desire is that we want too little.

Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the emotional hallmarks of our species.

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

Feminism doesn't need re-branding. It names a problem and it is an uncomfortable truth for many

Aggression is not the problem, is the outcome of a problem.

The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no matter what you chose, they sliced a little bit more off you, until there was nothing left.

My opinion was that if hogs are biting you so often that you have to stop and make up a specific word for it, maybe lack of vocabulary is not your most pressing problem.

Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me.

The problem with me in doing things simply is that I feel I'm not enough. It's all very embarrassing.

Running a farm is about solving a problem, and that's always interesting to me. But it's a constant process.

There's no solution to life, there's going to be problems no matter what.

The big problem in making the hard decisions has much to do with the personal and professional well-being of the person making the call.

I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I dont believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.

Just got back from a 5 day camping trip. No phones, no Internet, no problem. It was great. Now time for a hot shower. I absolutely reek!

If you're playing someone who's got marital problems, you have to play someone who's trying not to have marital problems. So, you've got to get into the problem first.

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.

God only make plans, no problems. In heaven, there is never panic.